Wateringbury railway station is on the Medway Valley Line in Kent, England, serving the villages of Wateringbury and Nettlestead. It is 39 miles 77 chains (64.3��km) down the line from London Charing Cross via Paddock Wood and is situated between Yalding and East Farleigh. The station and all trains that call are operated by Southeastern.
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Location | Wateringbury, Tonbridge and Malling England | ||||
Coordinates | 51°14′57″N 0°25′21″E / 51.2493°N 0.4225°E | ||||
Grid reference | TQ691528 | ||||
Managed by | Southeastern | ||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||
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Station code | WTR | ||||
Classification | DfT category F2 | ||||
History | |||||
Opened | 25 September 1844 | ||||
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The station building, regarded as one of the finest Tudor-style stations in the country, was listed at Grade II in 1985.[1]
The APTIS-equipped ticket office in this building (on the northbound platform) closed in 1989; the building has remained disused for many years, though is in reasonable condition. In 2007, a PERTIS permit to travel ticket machine was installed at the entrance to the northbound platform.
The signal box, which was Grade II listed in 2013[2] remains to control the level crossing.
Services
editAll services at Wateringbury are operated by Southeastern using Class 375 EMUs.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[3]
- 2 tph to Strood via Maidstone West
- 2 tph to Paddock Wood
A small number of morning, mid afternoon and late evening trains continue beyond Paddock Wood to Tonbridge.
On Sundays, the service is reduced to hourly in each direction.
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Southeastern | ||||
Disused railways | ||||
Teston Halt | British Rail Southern Region |
Yalding |
References
edit- ^ Historic Railway Buildings, "Wateringbury", 22 March 2005.
- ^ Railway signal boxes granted Grade II listed status, BBC News pages, 26 July 2013.
- ^ Table 208 National Rail timetable, December 2022
External links
edit- Train times and station information for Wateringbury railway station from National Rail
- Photograph of Wateringbury station in 1886